1. Past AP Test Questions Compiled by Eric Beckman Anoka HS, MN

2.  Considering the period 1953 to 1991, analyze the problems within the Soviet Union that contributed to the eventual collapse of the soviet system.  Analyze the ways in which Western European nations have pursued European economic and political integration from 1945 to the present, referring to at least two nations  Analyze various factors that contributed to the process of decolonization in the period 1914 to 1975. (2012)  Analyze the ways in which the policies of Joseph Stalin transformed the policies of Vladimir Lenin.

3.  Historians speak of the rise of mass politics in the period from 1880 to 1914. Define this phenomenon and analyze its effect on European politics in this period.  Analyze the ways in which the rise of the middle class affected family structure and gender roles in Europe in the 1800s. (2012)  Analyze how and why Western European attitudes toward children and childrearing changed in the period from 1750 to 1900.  Analyze various ways in which government policies during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic era contributed to a greater sense of French national identity in the period 1789 to 1815. (2012)

4.  Analyze the ways in which Enlightenment thought addressed religious beliefs and social issues in the eighteenth century.  Describe and analyze the changes that led to Europe’s rapid population growth in the eighteenth century.  Analyze the ways in which both the theory and the practice of monarchy evolved in England from 1603 (the death of Elizabeth I) to 1688 - 1689 (the Glorious Revolution).  Discuss the economic policies and institutions that characterized mercantilist systems from 1600 to 1800.

5.  Account for the growth and decline of European witch hunts in the period 1500 to 1650.  Compare and contrast the motives and actions of Martin Luther in the German states and King Henry VIII in England in bringing about religious change during the Reformation.  Analyze various ways in which technological developments contributed to the expansion of state power in the period 1450 to 1600.  Analyze various ways in which religious reform in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries influenced the arts. (2012)